Marylanders prepare for annual Thanksgiving treks: Whether by plane, train or automobile, roughly one in six Maryland residents are traveling for Thanksgiving, according to a AAA Mid-Atlantic survey. That's still below pre-recession levels but a slight increase over last year.

Four killed in Texas parade float crash: A freight train crashed into a parade float carrying U.S. military veterans and their spouses in Midland, Texas on Thursday, killing four people and injuring at least 16, police and parade organizers said.